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en.chessbase.com > post > review-mastering-calculation-by-kostya-kavutskiy

Review: Mastering Calculation by Kostya Kavutskiy

2+ day, 41+ min ago   (683+ words) ChessBase already offers a number of courses on these two important topics: calculation and positional play (strategy). Examples that come to mind are Robert Ris’s "Calculation Training" series and Ivan Sokolov’s "Understanding Middlegame Strategies" series, both of which I have…...

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en.chessbase.com > post > mind-vs-machine

Mind vs Machine

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (380+ words) The Hyper-Accelerated Dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board. It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans. This thought-provoking…...

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en.chessbase.com > post > does-ai-understand-chess-humour

Does AI understand chess humour?

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (699+ words) GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply. Let us start with the following joke. "What do you…...

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en.chessbase.com > post > endgame-blog-2026-34e-3

Dance of the kings

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (246+ words) 11,7 million games from 1475 to 2025 Karsten Mueller in ChessBase Magazine Do you like these lessons? There are plenty more by internationally renowned endgame expert Dr Karsten Müller in ChessBase Magazine, where you will also find openings articles and surveys, tactics, and…...

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en.chessbase.com > post > kasparov-on-machine-intelligence

Kasparov on machine intelligence

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (521+ words) The Hyper-Accelerated dragon is fast, from the very first moves, your bishop heads to g7, seizes the long diagonal, and turns into the most feared piece on the board. It rewards players who love initiative and clear attacking plans. I was…...

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en.chessbase.com > post > will-elo-4000-ever-be-exceeded

Will Elo 4000 ever be exceeded?

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1017+ words) EXPAND YOUR CHESS HORIZONS Your entry into the great world of ChessBase with ChessBase Program '26, Big Database, CBM and Premium Account. In the comments to my July 27 article I predicted that "a chess engine running on a super-computer will not…...

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en.chessbase.com > post > review-calculation-training-by-robert-ris

Review: Calculation Training by Robert Ris

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (874+ words) Learn from legends! Get the full Master Class series on the World Champions at a discounted bundle price. The emphasis varies from course to course: in "Calculation Training", for example, the instructional videos make up the larger part, while "Calculation…...